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to board a plane

just the opposite

the back; the reverse side; the wrong side

diameter

to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past

favorable criticism; positive evaluation

to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)

to worry; anxiety (about)

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying

pension

to defend; defensive; defense

popularity; personality; character

cemetery; graveyard

it seems; it looks as if

to encroach on; to infringe on

preceding period; early stage

to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings

to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from

to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example

flaky pastry; crunchy; limp

needless to say; it goes without saying

to connect; to put through

to supervise; to control

to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with

to hold a post; to take office

not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate

to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)

creator; founder; initiator

ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)

black; mysterious

helper; assistant

to imitate; to copy

incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea)

to arrange; to lay out

on-site

astute; shrewd; smart

comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

goodwill; benevolence; kindness

bearing; manner; mien

to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth

to be loyal to

qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task

to fall; to tumble

to expand (one's client base, outlook etc); to expand; to extend; to broaden (client base, outlook, territory etc); (computing) to scale up; to increase system capacity

to exchange; to replace; to substitute for

to repay a favor; to give back; feedback

to concentrate (a liquid); concentration; espresso coffee

to show (a movie); to screen

self-service